Fishermen who fled slavery in San Francisco sue boat owner

  • 2/5/2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dhu-AlHijjah 21, 1437, Sep 22, 2016, SPA -- Two foreign fishermen who escaped slavery aboard a Honolulu-based tuna and swordfish vessel when it docked at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf are suing the boat's owner, AP reported. Attorneys for Indonesians Abdul Fatah and Sorihin, who uses one name, say in a lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday that they were recruited in Indonesia seven years ago to work in Hawaii's commercial fishing fleet without realizing they would never be allowed onshore. They have since been issued visas for victims of human trafficking and are living in the San Francisco area. The lawsuit alleges boat owner and captain Thoai Nguyen forced Sorihin and Fatah to work up to 20-hour shifts and denied them medical treatment. -- SPA 22:08 LOCAL TIME 19:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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